New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-01

RANT TIE PklSONIh h''ViT'' T''''
YIERCE STRUGGLE ENsJL>-MR. BAL
FOUR's THREAT-DEATH BEFORE
TIE CoNvICT's GARB.
luY CABLE THE TRIBUNE
Copyrioht: 1887 Bv The Ne,r York Tribune
DrnIy. Oct 3l.-Thc hearing of Mr.. OBriens
,prcal today at Middleton in every sense a
characteristic incident. Seldom has an English
Government violated its own laws more ilaer"h''E'
seldom has beloved leader of the IRISH people
been hauled 10 the fclOns cell with circumstances
or Greater brutality and violence Mr. OBriens
from Cork to Middleton was like that OF CON
orcror At each station immense crowds greeted
him At Queenstown junction the concourSc
was enormous. Contngcnts from fifty miles
arouud were there with bands and banners ana
fully 800 hor>cmcn headed them. From Queens
town junction Mr. OBricn and his 1ncniS,
amongst whom the Hon Mr. blake, en-
Premier of Canada. drove by road hy way of the
village of Carrigtwohi The WAYS were fcs-
tooncd with cvcrcrccns. halt was made at
'arrictwohil for the purpos o. receiving addresses
AMONGST the public bodies presenting them pcih"
the Corporation of Cork and those oi Qu'ehN'
,ownNouchal. Middleton. Mitchc'Nton and FermSy'
II WAS resolved to break up the procession before
,,ochinr Middleton so as 10 avoid collision with
,he AIMED forces. Middleton was occupied like
n newly captured enemies country IlghanderS'
infantry of the line and husSars had been all
NIGHT undcr canvas the fair green. Besides
these goo police armed and equipped exactly like
soldiers were in possession.
Arriving in court Mr.. O'Bricn lost no time in
announcing that he would not appeal TO that
tribunal. because the Recorder had prcjUdiccd the
ease a couple Of weeks ago and il would tc a
moclcry IL look for justice from him.
The sentence of the Mtchel,ton magistrates
en- O'Bricn-a "fclon.8 as the sum
mons described him-was accordingly
Confirmed
At tins poii.t Mr.. OBrlen 70 leave the court
There is always two OF three days interval between
the hearing OF an appeal and the execution of a
confirmed warrant. The warrant goes back to the
magistrates who issued il. and they sitting IN
their court sign II aud send forth afreSh. In this
case il should have gone back to MiichelFtown and
Mr. O Brien, believing the regular procedure would
be adopted was about (" - forth and
enjoy the couple of DAYS liberty left
him. hut just as he moved toward the
body Of the court he seized by IN inspector
and several policemen He struggled to get free
and protested against the outrage of scizing him
without n warrant. Here loud voice was heard
commanding the police to take Nh Obrlen into Gus
todv This was Captain Stokes. H. NJ, the very
magistrate who originally sentenced Mr. OBUen
at Mltchclstown. He there TO carry out the
arrest rs we'll and what was more to sign the con-
frmei warrant which, according to legal prcc2-
dcnt. should first go back to Mitchclstown.
Mr. OBricn manage d to struggle toward he tab e
where he demanded of the Recorder to declare his
legal right 10 eave the court. Mr. Harrington, as
his counsel, formulated legal argument on the
point and there WIS calmncss for few moments.
The prosecuti. = counsel argued against Mr. liar-
rneton. Having heard both sides. the Recorder
declared that Mr.. Harringtons contention was
hight and tnat M OBTicn was aJ liberty 20 leave
the court.
The moment he uttered the words Captain Stokes
shouted out 20 the police: Arrest that man.
author zc YOU to do. il on my own authority l
vii lie responsible for the consequences.
Never was more atrociouS insult offered by the
Irish executive 10 "A court of jnstice, # one can
make a distinction between executor and Judge III
the unholy inconGruites OF Dublin Castle adInnls'
traiiom which gives you such case as thl' "A
magistrate whose jud -mcnt is Appealed against
riding roughshoI over the Superior Court to winch
the appeg! Is brought and winding up by executing
his own warrant. What the Recorder should
have done WIS To call ont the police To
arrcS, CAPTAIN stokes and then commit
him ~ six months impu onmcnt for contempt OF
conrt bn, instead Of that he sat helpless on the
bench whic a scene such as has never been paral
loird in court Of Justice was being enacted
:, Ike, and his police dragged and assaulted ilIlam
q Bficu and builci"d John Dillon. the clergy and
ail ne friends that surrounded him. woman
faiutod and Mr. q OBucn. who graspcd IN IN fingers
some flower. Of Il bouqnet anOihc- woman bad pre-
,eatcG to hIm was exhausted before his assaant
ycfcamc INN.
Iucltly news of what taking
pace in the conrl was kent fion the people outside
the tTipc Gordon OF military surrounding !, untli
Nj q iincn was landed IN the brldewell. Lite
delay Was made in getting him and his fellow
pri,ouci. NJ Ma dcvillc, away 70 Coih III GOV
cred carriage, Slur0unlcd by hedge OF hussa1s
ana carloads Of comstables going AT n full galop.
nus vas one of the idol, oi the lIlsi people NJ
orally tom from their breast. Certainly Mr Bake,
of home ruling Canada. had a Instructive day's
experience IN " VIVA, might have been had hls
county been few thousand miles nearer Eng
land and further from the United States tan
she ls But this is not the crd of Mr. OBriem's
strGeglc with his iailorS 4 rev phase Of
ii l. To begin n--probahy II began tins even
ing when they attemp' 10 make him wear
the prison drcs Mr.. BaifouI made vannt IN the
House of Commons that he would treat political
prisoners in Ireland like common criminals Mir
O'BTicn is determined to put that vaunt 20
the est Possibly Mr. B foIr may slnrk carry
I'g il ont. If 50, he eats his biagcart words;
faol Mr OBricn Begins by rciusing 10 wear the
cony1ct's suit Of fanny. He will struggle to the
eath and before they can deprive himof his clothes
they NIL have either 10 strike him scnsclc,, or teal
them III shrcdS of his back. 1t is possible that "A
terrible story will com, ont of Cork prison within
the next few days. r. +. GILL VI. f.
OIDLAND RELEASED ON BAIL.
Io>Dox. Oct 81 Oldland the leader OF tic une'n-
poycJ workinen who made demon STATIONS IN London
Recently has been committed FOR trial on c.arse Of in